The Best Places to Eat Near Cantine Côtière, by the Record
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Across from St. Germain Cathedral and a short walk from the St. Lawrence, this intimate creative restaurant holds a Michelin star and a bring-your-own-wine policy, which together make for a very good evening. The open kitchen keeps things warm rather than formal, and the menu reads like a travel diary, pulling in techniques and references from Madeira to the Canary Islands while leaning on local Quebec producers for the raw material.
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Rank 4. Losange Restaurant
Regional French
The long counter facing the semi-open kitchen tells you exactly what kind of place this is: a regional bistro in Rimouski where the cooking leans into Quebec's larder with real intention. The food looks simple on the plate, which is part of the trick. The tarte à la farlouche alone, molasses and raisins in a traditional Quebec pie, makes a strong argument for pacing yourself through dinner. The cocktail list is worth your attention too. Michelin gives it a Bib Gourmand.
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Rank 5. Les Affamés de Rimouski
Modern New American
A Rimouski restaurant where poutine shares the menu with Korean-glazed chicken and halibut accras, the local catch standing in for the traditional cod. The kitchen swings confidently between Québécois comfort and a looser, globe-trotting curiosity, and the Nagano pork tomahawk, a breed raised right here in the province, arrives paired with shiitake and root vegetables. A Michelin Selected restaurant that earns the nod by staying grounded in the region while refusing to stay put.
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Rank 6. Chez Mathilde
Regional Seafood
Tadoussac sits where the Saguenay Fjord pours into the St. Lawrence, and the kitchen leans hard into that geography. This is a tasting-menu restaurant open only a few months a year, built around two tracks: one follows the land, with garden vegetables, foraged plants, and game; the other follows the river, with snow crab, lobster, and halibut. The seasoning stays spare so the ingredients do the talking, which takes some confidence when your ingredients are this specific to a place.
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